Designated Advisor

Overview

A designated advisor is a CWRU staff or faculty member chosen by a student for additional support. Once added by a student or a SIS administrator, this advisor can see academic and demographic information for the student in SIS; they are not able to release holds.

Add or Remove a Designated Advisor

1. Log in to SIS with your CWRU ID and associated passphrase. From Student Home, click the Advisors tile. The Advisor tile lists your advisor(s), including designated advisor(s).
   Alternatively, from the NavBar, select Menu > Academics > Advisors.
2. On the left, click Designated Advisors.
3. Enter the CWRU Network ID of the advisor and click the Add Designated Advisor ID button.
4. A confirmation message will appear. If it is the correct person, click the Confirm & Save Designated Advisor button. You and the designated advisor will receive an email confirmation.
5. To remove a designated advisor, click the Remove button, and then OK to confirm. You and the designated advisor will receive an email confirmation.

This completes the process of adding or removing a designated advisor.